Blown Glass. American Made.
About Us
Founded by Dierk van Keppel in 1991, Rock Cottage Glassworks has been devoted to crafting custom American-made artisan glass.
For over 30 years in the Kansas and Missouri Midwest region, Rock Cottage Glassworks, Inc. has curated an expansive reputation in creating custom public and residential art glass installations. We specialize in large-scale installations and have worked with private stakeholders and residencies, companies, and public art programs to achieve stunning glass works of art.
Rock Cottage Glassworks is also the parent company of its antique mold blown glass lighting line Silica Studio, which started prototyping in 2019 and launched in 2025.
Our Values
Our mission is to create beautiful art glassworks that inspire its viewers and honor the tradition of glassblowing.
We value honesty, community, sustainability, and support for the arts and artisans it takes to carry on our craft.
We value innovation and passion for the arts, and we seek to perfect the glass craft as skilled artisans.
Our core vision is to become a known local glassblowing artspace that positively impacts our community by creating public and private artworks.
We seek to have ownership of our creative spaces and give back to our glass artists and team by celebrating and supporting their creative talents.
We Are
Artist Owned + Operated
Small Business
Local to Kansas City
American Made + Manufactured
Sustainability Conscious
Innovation + Design Forward
Meet Our Artists
Dierk Van Keppel | Founder + CEO
Josh Dickens | Senior Glass Artist
Bryan Morris | Lighting + Metalwork Specialist
Ashby Evans | Assistant Glassblower
Elena Smith | Designer + Marketer
Contact us
While we don’t offer classes for glass craft, we are open to collaborating with artists of many different disciplines. We’ve had the privilege of working with other KC local artists like Amie Jacobsen and Jake Balcom.
Please reach out if you are seeking artist collaboration and would like to incorporate glass elements into your project.